Money Balloon – How To Put Money In A Balloon

• Balloon (for this example, I will be using an 11″ balloon)
• Hand pump found on Amazon here
• Canning funnel found here on Amazon
• Candy or some sort of weight (Optional)
• Confetti (Optional)
• Ribbon (Optional)
• Money

I have found that the wide-mouth canning funnel has become somewhat difficult to find so I have been looking for an alternative method.

I have found this balloon expander tool or balloon expansion pliers, they aren’t as easy to use as the funnel but they work.

Depending on your final design, you may want to prep the money to be stuffed into the balloon by rolling it. Sometimes I roll the money nicely I and sometimes I just stuff the money in the balloon. If you want your money rolled, this is where you would want to do that.

Sometimes I like to split each bill up individually and roll the money, and sometimes I just roll up a stack of money and put it in the balloon. Either way, this money balloon is sure to please!

Start by inflating the balloon several times with a balloon hand pump, holding it for a few seconds, and then releasing the air in order to stretch out the balloon as much as possible. Next, you want to stretch the opening of the balloon as much as you can. Hold the balloon open.

I’m not kidding, you are going to want to stretch the balloon a few more times. This step is vitally important to making the rest of the steps go smoothly.

This funnel isn’t just an ordinary funnel, it is a canning funnel specifically used for wide-mouth jars. You can find these at your local store that sells kitchen and canning supplies.

Next, we are going to stretch the mouth of the balloon over the end of the funnel. This part can get a little bit tricky if especially if you don’t stretch the balloon enough.

The first time I did this step it took me several tries to get the balloon over the funnel.

If using the balloon expander tool or balloon expansion pliers, place the lip and neck of the balloon over the four prongs. Check out my post Anatomy Of A Balloon here, for more information about the parts of a balloon.

I found that rolling the neck of the balloon down a few times helps when attaching the balloon to the balloon expansion pliers.

This step is optional, I like to add some sort of weight (generally some sort of wrapped candy*) to the bottom of my stuffed balloons because it helps the balloon to sit upright when you are finished.

Carefully add the candy or some sort of weight through the funnel to the bottom of your balloon.

Nothing says celebrate like a bunch of confetti. I like to use confetti when I make money balloons because I think it adds a little something to the popping of the balloon.

Add the confetti through the funnel and into the bottom of your balloon.

Now for the fun part, begin stuffing the money inside the balloon.

As you stuff your balloon you may need to use your hand holding the funnel and balloon to hold the balloon and stuff from coming unstuffed.

Carefully remove the funnel or pliers (depending on which method you used) from the balloon. You don’t want to rip the balloon, which can happen very easily. I found that rolling the balloon off the funnel works best.

Next, go ahead and inflate your balloon.

If you need more information on how to tie a balloon check out my posts Learn To Tie A Balloon Like An Expert here or How To Use Balloon Tie Tool – The Easiest Way To Tie A Balloon here.

After you tie the balloon, you can also add ribbon to make the balloon look even more like a gift. Check out my post All About Curling Ribbon For Balloons here.